Parental External Locus of Control in Pregnancy Is Associated with Subsequent Teacher Ratings of Negative Behavior in Primary School: Findings from a British Birth Cohort

Parental External Locus of Control in Pregnancy Is Associated with Subsequent Teacher Ratings of Negative Behavior in Primary School: Findings from a British Birth Cohort

The purpose of the present study was to examine whether parents’ locus of control (LOC) obtained before the birth of their child predicts the child’s behavior at school in School Years 3 (ages 7–8) and 6 (ages 10–11). A modified version of the adult Nowicki–Strickland internal–external locus of cont...

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Main Authors: Stephen Nowicki, Steven Gregory, Genette L. Ellis, Yasmin Iles-Caven, Jean Golding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
ALSPAC
parental locus of control
child behavior
SDQ
teacher assessment
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00120/full

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